MEAA Says PIPPIN Casting Decision is a Snub to Local Talent
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 8, 2020
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the union for Australian performers, says that the decision to cast an international actor to play the lead in a new production of the musical Pippin is another snub of the enormous well of Australian theatrical talent.
Birmingham Royal Ballet Announces 2020-21 Programme
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 7, 2020
Less than one month into his new job as Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, Carlos Acosta announces plans for world premieres, classic revivals and brand-new partnerships in his first year as Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet. Opportunity, talent and inspiration are the key ingredients that underpin his vision and ambition for the company.
Oye Santana Comes to Darlington
by Stephi Wild
- May 3, 2019
Oye Santana, UK No.1 Winner at the 2018 National Tribute Music Awards, check in to Darlington Hippodrome on Saturday 8 June 2019 as part of a 50-date UK tour celebrating 50 years since the Woodstock Festival, where an electrifying performance catapulted Santana to stardom.
Emerson String Quartet Returns To Segerstrom Center With New Multi-Media Stage Work, 5/14
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 2, 2019
Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes the annual return of acclaimed ensemble, the Emerson String Quartet on May 14, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. in a program that will feature the first West Coast performance of Shostakovich and the Black Monk: A Russian Fantasy. Co-created by writer-director, James Glossman and Emerson violinist Philip Setzer, this new multi-media work features seven actors in addition to the quartet and depicts the trials and challenges of composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his unwavering quest to write an opera based on Chekhov's mystical tale The Black Monk. Emerson String Quartet members include Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violins; Lawrence Dutton, viola and Paul Watkins, cello.
ABC Announces Music-Themed Episodes of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Feb 5, 2019
“American Housewife” will air two special music-themed episodes this spring. The “American Idol” episode, airing TUESDAY, MARCH 19 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT), includes special appearances by music industry forces and the superstar judges of ABC's “American Idol,” Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, along with Emmy® Award-winning host and producer Ryan Seacrest. The episode follows Taylor's (Meg Donnelly) dream of becoming a musical superstar. Katie (Katy Mixon) and Greg (Diedrich Bader) are skeptical when Taylor announces she will use her college fund to travel to Los Angeles, audition for “American Idol,” wow the judges and become an overnight sensation; but Taylor's passion is undeniable.
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